honey_102b t1_jca39xa wrote on March 15, 2023 at 11:26 AM Reply to comment by hydroxypcp in Radon is a monatomic gas, but its decay products are solids. After a decay, what happens to the individual atoms of the daughter elements? Do they stay suspended in the atmosphere or slowly rain out? by foodtower you are right. it will instantly react with oxygen radicals which are freely available from photo dissociation of O3 and NO2. Permalink Parent 49
honey_102b t1_jca39xa wrote
Reply to comment by hydroxypcp in Radon is a monatomic gas, but its decay products are solids. After a decay, what happens to the individual atoms of the daughter elements? Do they stay suspended in the atmosphere or slowly rain out? by foodtower
you are right. it will instantly react with oxygen radicals which are freely available from photo dissociation of O3 and NO2.